Dr. Michael McCawley

The last speaker, Michael McCawley, who holds a doctorate of philosophy degree and is a lecturer in the department of community medicine at WVU, took the position that PPG would close because "The new methods are too costly.That's why PPG hasn't adopted them."McCawley also called on West Virginia Gov.

RICHMOND , VA -- Letter from Dr. Michael McCawley , Professor of Air Pollution Control at West Virginia University , responds to Regional Administrator Val Adamkus' Apr 2 , 1992 letter concerning WTI site meteorology , saying ,.[ I ] t seems puzzling that you are not aware that well documented evidence exists of the incidence of extreme stagnation conditions throughout this portion of the eastern United States.Korshover cites evidence of stagnations occurring approximately 220 times over the thirty year period from 19361965 for this area ( U.S. Public Health Service Publication 999AP34 , 1967 ).This area of the country provides the textbook example of air stagnation problems.Are you aware of the proximity of the town of Donora , Pennsylvania to the WTI site.Certainly you are aware that in Donora in 1948 it was a stagnation condition that lasted for approximately one week that was the purported cause of some 20 deaths attributed to the build up of air pollutants.It was this air pollution incident in Donora that led to the heightened awareness of air pollution problems and ultimately the creation of your agency..

These disabilities have been documented in ability to use language, to process information and in visual/motor integration," said Michael McCawley, a professor at West Virginia University.